Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 147 Pai Gow
"It's hard to catch fish in this weather. The big fish all hibernate in the deepest parts of the lake. Only those of the Third Master and his people who have their own ponds can catch them."

Hanwaer's method of combining ground hooks and shrimp cages is actually very inefficient, and he can only catch a few hundred yuan worth of fish at a time.

During the Chinese New Year, big restaurants sell tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of yuan worth of food a day, but the river seafood is still not enough to eat.

"Daha, I have something that can make me money." Erhu said mysteriously.

The three of them looked at him. Why wouldn't his family do it if it could make money?

"Aren't there two sluice gates over at Xinba?"

"Hey, how does the gate make money?"

"They're planning to close the sluice gates and drain the Neihu Lake after the New Year, filling some of the land. The village is still deciding whether to outsource the draining or just do it themselves and share the fish, mainly because they're worried about losing money."

Qin Dahe thought about it and decided that it was possible. There must be a lot of fish in the dam over there because they were all clear ponds, wide and deep, making it difficult for others to cast nets.

"Is there no one contracted over there?" The Qin family father and son had gone to the surrounding area to fish with electricity a few times, and the harvest was pretty good. However, it was difficult to use electricity in the bright pond because it was too deep.

"The electricity and diesel bills for one extraction are four to five thousand yuan. Most people don't dare to take the contract. The people there are very timid." Erhu said disdainfully.

The cost of pumping out the Sanye Lake is over 10,000 yuan. The deepest part is over 8 meters in the middle, but fish can still be raised there.

If you contract that place, you can just block a few dam mouths with nets and pump out the water every few years, which will make you a lot of money.

In other words, it is not convenient for people from other villages to contract the land, otherwise it would have been taken away long ago.

"Besides, when we get married, we can ask about the rules. There's no rush, right?"

"No rush, at least the Lantern Festival is over. My uncle just mentioned it."

"After eating, clean up quickly and go out to play."

He urged everyone to stop eating, leaving only two mouthfuls of rice.

Then we helped the kids clean up the house and put the garbage inside.

Then everyone went up there to play. There was no need to act together at this moment. You could go wherever was more lively.

The township government will not come to seek extra money on New Year's Eve, otherwise they will be scolded to death.

The two supermarkets above have both Pai Gow and Mahjong, but Qin Dahe thinks playing Mahjong is too cold, so he just hangs around the Pai Gow table.

This side was already surrounded by three layers of people, except for the dealer's side, where there were fewer people. He looked and found that it was actually the Third Master and the owner of Weimin Supermarket who were the dealer together.

Erhu went to the mahjong table. Tiedan didn't know where to go, so Hanwaer followed him.

"Do you have any change?"

"Here." Without saying a word, the silly kid took out a receipt of more than 70 yuan.

Qin Dahe also collected almost the same amount of money and put it in his hands.

He was watching to see which side had better luck, but now that the dealer had dealt him a few big red cards, he didn't dare to put down the money in his hand.

He waited for more than ten minutes and passed one round. When Pai Gow started again, Tianmen (opposite door) started to produce small pairs, so he hurried over.

Sitting on Tianmen's side was Uncle Liu, with a cigarette in his mouth. He was very satisfied with the small pair he had just won, which helped his side make money.

Pai Gow is divided into four parties. One party is the dealer, and the remaining three parties are guests. They are divided into three camps and compete with the dealer for ideas.

"Eight o'clock, all killed." The Third Master roared and laughed.

"Why are you in such a hurry? We haven't even turned over the sign yet."

"Yeah, eight points is nothing, look at me." Uncle Liu slammed the cards on the table so hard that his hands were numb from the shaking.

"Three ways to pay, but Tianmen Xuan (good luck)."

However, the upper and lower families were not so lucky. One was at five o'clock and the other was at seven o'clock, and they were killed directly.

Eight points kill two lines, nine points and gang kill three lines, and this time the dealer and Tianmen are making money.

Qin Dahe happily put away the thirty yuan. He was really brave. He divided the thirty yuan into two parts and actually won them all back.

Continue ordering, still 30 yuan for two dishes, we have to have fun during the Chinese New Year.

The dealer opened the cards again, and when they turned them over, the whole audience burst into laughter.

"One point, Ce, Lao San, your pile is about to fall over."

"Haha, all compensation."

The owner of Weimin Supermarket took the money in his hand with a smile on his face and said: "If you have the ability, take the money. Just flip the card."

Uncle Six was the first to turn over, against the celebrity.

"Damn, it's a waste to use such a big card to do something."

"The previous owner was actually very good. This is incredible luck."

The whole audience burst into laughter again. It was outrageous that the dealer could eat up every family.

The next player was not much better off. He turned over three points and almost flipped over again.

The Third Master happily collected and shuffled the cards again. He didn't lose much money on such a bad idea. He could make it today.

This is why many people are addicted to gambling. They never know what ideas will come out in the next round. Moreover, there are so many people today, it is so lively.

Qin Dahe plays cards for fun. Even those who don't like to gamble will join in the fun during the New Year holidays.

They played until half past seven, and Qin Dahe stopped only when he thought about going back to accompany his mother.

I just heard from my second uncle that the old man went out tonight. It seems that he went to his father-in-law's house to play mahjong. My mother is the only one at home.

I have earned dozens of dollars from playing so far, but I also smoke a lot. A pack of Hongshuangxi cigarettes was gone in one go.

"Baby, do you want to go play?"

The silly kid shook his head. He didn't dare to gamble. He just wanted to have fun with his big brother.

"Let's go see Erhu." Since the kid didn't want to play, he just divided the money.

The mahjong table is under the tent of the Limin Supermarket next door, but there are few people there, so it's so cold to play mahjong. Four idiots are drawing cards.

"Erhu, how is it?"

"I lost more than a hundred dollars. What bad luck." Erhu said depressedly, with many cigarette butts around him.

"Then you continue playing. Where's Tiedan?"

Erhu turned to look at him and said silently: "Fourth sister".

Damn, I’m so envious of you getting to fire the first shot of the new year on New Year’s Day.

Fourth sister lives alone, so we can go there and get things done right now.

He is not a gentleman. It's no big deal if his brothers just go there to enjoy themselves. At most, he can help cover up when something goes wrong.

By this time next year, I should be able to celebrate the first day of the new year with Yanyan.

"I'm going back to watch the Spring Festival Gala first. When are you leaving?"

"If I lose a little more money, I'll quit."

"Haha, it's a good thing to be self-aware." Seeing that he didn't have many cigarettes on him, he threw another pack of Double Happiness to him.

"To celebrate your birthday, I'll give you a bunch of the same color."

"okay."

When I walked home from the convenience store, the county road was very deserted.

Nowadays, people are either gambling or watching the Spring Festival Gala at home. Who would go out for a stroll?

The wind stung my face slightly, the temperature was at least minus seven or eight degrees Celsius.

I saw a figure riding a bicycle from a distance. When I looked closely, I saw that the Cannon King had returned. It had only been an hour and he had finished the work?
"Tiedan." He shouted, almost scaring the person to fall down.

"Hey my God, why are you making such a loud noise? It's scary."

Seeing his miserable state, Qin Dahe was slightly amused. How could such a coward dare to go out and eat meat during the New Year? He stepped forward to help him up and found that there was an oil-paper bag in the bicycle frame.

"What is this?" he asked curiously.

“This,” Tiedan hesitated, “is a dog gun.”

"Ce, where did you get this?" Qin Dahe widened his eyes. It was such a big bag.

"My fourth sister gave it to me. Let's go down and talk. It's freezing up there in the wind."

Qin Dahe also felt cold and couldn't bear the cold even with his cotton jacket, so the two of them went down together.

"I went to my fourth sister's house today to discuss marriage after the New Year, and then she gave this to me, asking me to make up for my losses." Tiedan said with a blush.

"Wow, what a particular person!" This really surprised him.

With so many goods, I guess Fourth Sister had anticipated what was going to happen and prepared in advance.

"Fourth sister is a nice person. If she wasn't married already, I would have married her long ago." Tiedan was a little depressed. The better Fourth sister was, the more reluctant he was to let her go.

"If it really doesn't work, just let her marry you. It seems like she cares about it." Qin Dahe said indifferently.

Through this little incident, he felt that his fourth sister was pretty good and had a great figure, so she would definitely be able to go back and have a baby.

"My mother will beat me to death, so forget it."

"Are they brothers?"

"Yes."

"Give me half of this dog gun." He said shamelessly.

"I'll give you five, there are only twenty in total, and each one has two kidney balls hanging on it. It's not easy for Fourth Sister to get it." The kidney balls are connected to the dog gun by a pipe. Be careful when killing it and remove it intact. The best way to deal with this thing is to soak it in wine.

If anyone else had asked, Tiedan would have refused long ago, but he would definitely give it to a sworn brother like Qin Dahe.

He was also planning to give Erhu five, but Hanwaer didn't need any. His body was like a cow and he wasn't even married yet, so he would easily get sick if he ate them.

"Hey, give it to me now, I'll go home and make it."

At this time, the two of them were standing at the door of his house. The lights in the house were on, but his mother should be watching the Spring Festival Gala in the house.

After getting five dog guns, all of which were dry-made, he went through the main hall like a thief, went into his new house, opened the snake wine, and threw all five guns in.

The more powerful this thing is, the better. Yanyan is a gifted person and she was able to fight with him for a few rounds the first time.

"Mom, did my dad go to Yanyan's house?"

After putting his things away, he went straight to the old house in front. He wanted to chat with his mother and watch the Spring Festival Gala tonight. How could he let her stay alone during the New Year?

"Well, your grandfather and the others are playing cards. Don't you want to play?"

"No, I'm coming back to watch the Spring Festival Gala with you."

"My son is still the best, haha."

It was very lively outside tonight, and she was so happy that her son thought of coming back to accompany her.

I thought to myself that all the hard work over the years was not in vain, and I raised a good son.

"Do you want to soak your feet? Mom will pour you some water."

"No, I'll do it myself. I'll take the quilt over and let me see it."

He went out to fetch water again. There was a large pot of water warming on the fire pit, and there was still some residual carbon underneath. He fetched the water directly into the room.

Then put the towel next to the lounge chair, spread out a layer of your own quilt, lie on it and cover yourself with another layer. This way you can soak your feet while watching the Spring Festival Gala.

At this time, the skit "Hourly Worker" was being played, performed by Zhao Benshan and Song Dandan, and the mother and son were watching it with great interest.

The sentence "I wouldn't recognize you if you wore a vest?" just happened to come out at this time, and Qin Dahe looked at it with a lot of memories.

Today's Spring Festival Gala is already exciting, and people can discuss the skits and songs the next day after watching them.

When people like Zhao Benshan and Zhu Shimao come together to chat about their new sketches every year, this topic will definitely be brought up.

In a dozen years or so, not many people will watch the Spring Festival Gala, and it will naturally decline without a trend of discussion.

There was even a case of the Spring Festival Gala copying popular online posts, instead of the current situation where everyone is talking about the Spring Festival Gala, the difference is obvious.

"Zhao Benshan's performance is so interesting." I laughed out loud and now I have something to talk about when I chat with others tomorrow.

When the last sentence "I can still recognize you even if you take off your vest" came out, they both laughed so hard.

Then it was the host's turn. When Zhao Zhongxiang, Ni Ping and others came on stage, the familiar voices echoed in his mind again.

"At the beginning of this new century, we hope to bring New Year's blessings and joy to everyone with a wonderful piece of music."

"Next, please enjoy Teacher Liu Huan's "Tenderness Forever."

I obviously had no interest in music, so after watching for a while I went to chat with Qin Dahe.

"Is there a lot of people in the supermarket today?"

"Yeah, it's full of people. I can't even squeeze in at the Pai Gow table."

"Haha, it's like this every year. Everyone even made money this year." The old lady said with a smile.

"The water is cold. I'll pour it for you." As she said that, she stood up, still wearing her shirt.

It was too late for Qin Dahe to stop it, as it was not convenient for him to get up from the recliner.

"Mom, I can do it myself, you just lie down."

"That won't do. This year I'm in a good mood, so I'll pour you some footbath water. I washed it for you a lot when you were little."

Qin Dahe could only wipe his feet clean with a cloth, then tuck himself into the quilt. It was so warm.

It's cold now, so I deliberately poured the water out to the riverside. If the road gets frozen, people might fall.

"Mom, when will my dad be back?"

"It's still early. In previous years, they played until the early morning before returning."

Damn, you are really energetic, even in such a cold day.

"It's still warm in bed." He buried his head in the quilt happily, and the songs on TV were a little unclear.

"Son, when do you think Yanyan will get pregnant?"

"I don't know. I'll try harder after I get married."

"Haha, you really have to work harder. Your dad and I are counting on you to give birth to a son."

"That's hard to say." Qin Dahe said helplessly.

I gave birth to a son in my previous life, but now I don’t know. With a 50% probability, how can I know whether it is a boy or a girl?

"If you have a girl, let's have another one. Our family can make money." The mother said generously.

"Okay, if you keep giving birth, I'll set you up with a football team."

"That's bullshit again. Yanyan can't lose that job. It's such an easy job."

If people with a regular job now dare to have more children, they will lose their job immediately and no one will be able to help.

"Let's wait and see, maybe we can hit the target with one shot, hey!"

"Go away, what nonsense are you talking about." This poor son never said anything nice.

"Isn't this in accordance with your wishes? It would be best if we could have twins, a boy and a girl. That would be great then."

My mother was also very happy to hear this. If we are lucky enough to give birth to twins, we will raise them well even if we have to sell everything we have.

The mother and son talked about his life after marriage, and laughter could be heard from time to time, making the Spring Festival Gala on TV seem a little pale in comparison.

(End of this chapter)